Walker-My_Musical_Ex.. - Walter Cosand

MY MUSICAL EXPERIENCES
and came to him quite resolved to remain under his
guidance until I had fully mastered his method.
And I had, after aU, but one lesson from him
For a ch-cumstance intervened which, much to my
regret, hindered me from carrying out the plan of
study which he had laid down for me. I at once
wrote a courteous letter to him, and excused myself
as well as I could for having occupied so much of his
valuable time, having asked for his help with so much
insistence, and yet not availed myself of that which
he had so kindly given
.
Although it is anticipating a little, I may add that
when I visited Herr Deppe some years after this, I was
received by him not only with comiesy, but almost
with cordiality. I then told him that I had always
felt myself to be his debtor for having given me his
opinion in such a frank, unvarnished manner, and
that even though I had not continued to study with
him, yet in his one lesson he had done me immense
service.
He was very kind and pleasant. He spoke of a
young lady who, after Anna Steinecke-Clarke was
gone to America, had taken her place as his ' best
pupil.' This young lady was shortly to give a per-
formance to a few friends in his rooms ; and Deppe
said that he would send me word when the day and
hour were definitely fixed.
A few mornings after this interview with Herr
Deppe, a young lady called on me about nine o'clock
!